Investigative journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni has disclosed further allegations of sexual misconduct against Zakaria Abdulai, the headmaster at the centre of the Obuasi Senior High Technical School (SHTS) scandal, with claims that similar incidents occurred during his previous posting at Nsawam Senior High School (SHS).
According to Manasseh, information reaching him suggests that the allegations are not new and that education authorities had been informed about incidents involving the headmaster during his earlier postings, particularly at Nsawam SHS, where Abdulai was made headmaster for the first time, from 2023 to 2025.
Speaking about the matter, Manasseh said he had received several calls from individuals who claimed that similar incidents had occurred at Nsawam SHS.
He recounted that a source told him that the alleged incidents at Nsawam SHS were even worse than those currently being reported at Obuasi SHTS.
The source reportedly said the matter had been reported to the municipal education directorate and an organisation known as the Orange Foundation.
Manasseh also alleged that a journalist had been brought in last year to speak to the headmaster about the matter, suggesting that the concerns had been known to some people before the current controversy emerged.
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One of the most serious claims involved a female student who reportedly told the headmaster that she was pregnant.
According to the information shared with Manasseh, the headmaster allegedly gave the student money to terminate the pregnancy.
“I have been receiving calls upon calls,” Manasseh said, describing the accounts he had received from people familiar with the alleged incidents.
He added that information from sources linked to Twasi Senior High School and the school he referred to as “Mister One Senior High” suggested that the allegations predated the controversy at Obuasi SHTS.
Manasseh said he had not spoken to anyone from German High School, another institution mentioned in the transcription, and did not provide further details about the claims relating to that school.
Watch a video of Manasseh’s remarks below:
More allegations emerge in the Obuasi SHTS headmaster scandal as @Manasseh_Azure reveals incidents allegedly linked to his previous pos in Nsawam, including paying for an abortion for a “ghost” pregnancy. #JoySMS https://t.co/5WuZwwB6Rg
— Joy 99.7 FM (@Joy997FM) October 22, 2026
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